how to pronounce bach

/baχ/

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bach is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of bach in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… sein leben geht den bach runter und als …”

meanings of bach

name:

A topographic surname.
The BACH motif.
A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.
Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

noun:

Brook, stream.

bach frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word bach occurs in german on average 11.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.